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Type: Software libraryLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Mike McCauleyDescription: Powerful library for Arduino to control different kinds of stepper motors. It has outstanding features such as ability to move simultaneously multiple motors, acceleration and deceleration, use of standard drivers, and an extensive API.

Type: Remote LabLanguage: EnglishAuthor: K. Taylor, B. Dalton, A. Babbage, J. Trevelyan, T. Foster et al (University of Western Australia)Description: System for remote operation of a real ABB industrial robot arm, which can manipulate basic objects on a board. The client user interface is very complete. The real robot is seen through video.

Type: Remote LabLanguage: EnglishAuthor: A. Vicino, D. Prattichizzo, A. Garulli, M. Casini, A. Giannitrapani (Università di Siena)Description: Server including remote experiments on different plants (motor, magnetic levitation, helicopter, LEGO robot, tanks). It allows the introduction of control code developed by the user and even contemplates the realization of system identification practices and competitions among students. The lab also includes the simulation of some system like a 2 DOF helicopter.

Type: Virtual Lab.Language: EnglishAuthor: REX web farmDescription: The purpose of this ContLab is to introduce free virtual laboratories (Java applets) presenting advanced control algorithms for automation and robotics. Using these interactive tools, you can learn a lot about PID control and autotuning, predictive control, sliding mode control, vibration damping, motion control, etc. The applets can be used for all educational, RTD and commercial purposes. ContLab is a cornerstone of REX web farm.

Type: Virtual labLanguage: EnglishAuthor: G. C. Goodwin, S. F. Graebe, M. E. Salgado Description: Web page for the book Control System Design about control theory. Among other resources, this web includes a section with simple interactive simulations that cover real-world problems (distillation columns, mills, pH control, etc.), which are explained in detail.

Type: Document, e-BookLanguage: English,SpanishAuthor: Control-Systems-PrinciplesDescription: Control Systems Principles is organisation that specialises in the modelling, design and development of teaching aids for the practical understanding of control systems. In its web, a set documents, videos and e-books, which describes experiments about control of different plants, are available for free download.

Type: Virtual LabLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Bill Messner (U. Carnegie Mellon), Dawn Tilbury (U. of Michigan) Rick Hill (U Detroit-Mercy), and many students.Description: Control Tutorials for MATLAB and Simulink (CTMS) are designed to help you learn how to use MATLAB and Simulink for the analysis and design of automatic control systems. They cover the basics of MATLAB and Simulink and introduce the most common classical and modern control design techniques.

Type: Software Tool, Virtual LabLanguage: EnglishAuthor: IEEE CSS - TC on Computer Aided Control System Design, Herman MannDescription: DYNAST is a software package for efficient and easy modeling, simulation and analysis of multidisciplinary nonlinear dynamic systems. Dynamic multipole models that can be set up in DYNAST in a graphical form characterize directly the real configuration of dynamic systems. The multipole models, however, can be combined with equations and block diagrams. DYNAST not only solves nonlinear algebro-differential equations, but also automatically formulates them for the multipole models. So there is no need to form any equations, block diagrams, or bond graphs. DYNAST is also able to linearize the models and to provide their semisymbolic analysis in time- and frequency-domains. In the web site, also solved examples and a course on dynamics of control systems are accessible

Type: Web course, Virtual Lab, Video/animation.Language: English,PortugueseAuthor: Paulo Moura Oliveira, Carlos Mendes, Luís Iria, E. J. Solteiro Pires, J. Boaventura Cunha, Elton Matias (Univ. De Tras Os Montes E Alto Douro)Description: The overall objective of this internet-based tool is to provide fundamental aspects regarding GRAFCET presented with animated examples, promoting students self-learning. While originally this tool was developed to be used by Portuguese speakers, now it is also available in English. A very important feature of e-GRACFCET+, is to be prepared to work on most devices regardless of operating systems and screen sizes, such as smart-phones and tablets.

Type: Software toolLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Francisco Esquembre Description: Easy Java/Javascript Simulations, also known as EjsS (and, formerly, EJS or Ejs), is a free authoring tool written in Java that helps non-programmers create interactive simulations in Java or Javascript, mainly for teaching or learning purposes. EjsS has been created by Francisco Esquembre and is part of the Open Source Physics project.